Apparatus for serving out beer



Oct. 25, 1927.

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GAUDENGIO LAJIABQUE AND CAMILO RECUERO, OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

APEARATUS FOR, SERVING OUT BEER.

Application filed October 5, 1926. Serial No. 140,351.

The present invention relates to apparatus for serving out beer andsimilar beverages and has tor its object to provide an improved deviceof this kind capable of avoiding the disadvantages shown in the methodsheretoitore used.

As is generally known, in taverns, barrooms, or other places where beeris served out to consumers, this is generally effected from barrels andwith the aid of carbonic acid under pressure, thus the conditions ofexpenditure, as regards satisfaction of the consumer and the amountofliquid wasted depend entirely upon the skill of the barman.

Further, during the hot season, the in crease in the demand for cooledbeverages does not allow for sufficient time for serving out the liquidunder normal. conditions so that waste is very likely to occur with theconsequent losses to the proprietor of the place.

With the aid of the present invention all these disadvantages areavoided, since the improved device provides for an absolute control ofdischarge of toamless beer, or team alone, just as desired, whereby itis possible to serve outthe beer'or other liquid at completesatisfaction 0;! even the most exacting consumer and, simultaneously,there are no possibilities for any amount of liquid being wasted. Aswell, the present device constitutes an important improve ment over thedevices known in the prior art since it provides for more continuousdispensing.

The device according to the invention is characterized by. the fact thatbeer is admitted within a container of suitable form, size and materialand, through the provision of tubes opening into discharge cockscombined one with the other, the dis-.

charge of the liquid, or of the foam formed by the pressure gas, may beexactly controlled so that the discharge is effected entirely at will.In this manner, when serving out' a can or glass of beer, first-1yliquid beer without foam is discharged until reaching the desired limit,and then a suit able amount of foam is added until filling completelythe can or glass used.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat ing one form of carryingtheinvention into effect,

Fig. l is a diagrammatic section of the unit,

Fig. 11 is a front view, partially in section, of the discharge devices,and

Figs. III, IV and ,V are diagrams illustrating the dillerent positionsof the dis charge devices in relation one to another and to the inlettube.

In these drawings, 1 indicates the container or outer cover which may beof suitable form and size. At its upper portion this container isdivided by a wall 2 and the whole is crowned by a lid3. A tube 4 extendsacross the lower portion of said container 1 and is secured to thelatter by means of a nut 5. This end of tube t constitutes the inlet orcharging port of the device, a thread 6 being provided for securing theunit to the usual ice-box or refrigerating From a point of the said tubeat extends vertically upwards another tube 7, the tree end of whichreaches a point near the under surface of wall 2 and the com municationbetween both tubes 4 and 7 is opened or closed according to the relativeposition of a valve 8 actuated by a threaded shaft 9 which extends pastthe wall of the container 1 and carries at its free end a bevel pinion10. At the bottom of the con tainer 1 there is provided an opening ordischarge port leading into a tube 11, bent at right angles and the freeend of which con'm'iunicates with, and serves as a support for, adischarge cock 12, the stem 13 of which carries, firmly secured to itsupper end, a bevel gear 14 which meshes with the said pinion 10.Besides, a handle 15 is pro- 'vided on said stem 13 for actuation of thedevice. At a point near the discharge opening of the container 1, thereis provided a further tube 16 extending vertically upwards and which isin communication with another curved tube or hollow arm 17, secured tothe bottom of the container and its tree end serves as a support for,and is in communication with, a second cock 18 (see Fig. 11) the stem 19of which carries at its upper portion a gear 20 in mesh with the saidbevel gear 14.

The operation of the present device is as follows.

After the device has been secured to the.

ice-box, barrel or refrigerating worm by means of the threaded portionof tube 4-, the handle 15 is moved sideways until the passage betweentubes i and 7 is opened, thus permitting the beer under pressure to passon and fill the container 1. In this position, the cock 1?) iscompletely closed and cook 18 is totally open, however by virtue of theposition of the upper end of "tube 7, at this stage there may bedischarged solelv foam as driven up bythe pressure gas (see l ig'. IV).On. moving the handle Further to the left, 1mm extension of 90 (see Fig111), the ,valve 8 will be totally closed; thus"furtherliquid underpressure 10 is ,prevente'dffrom entering the container.

Now, ,'si1ice this last operation has completely opened the cock 12,closing'almost totally the'coclr18; there'will be discharged liquid beeralone without any pressure or 1 foam. Fig .'v"jillustrates the positionot rest; in whichtlie valve 8 and both cocks 12 and I8 areall'closed. vV j Fromthejforegoing description it will be easily understood that, incase it'is de sir ed to serve out beer without any foam,

the handle '15 must be moved into the position shown in Fig. III and, ifthe discharge "of "ream alone ,be desired then" the handle mustlbeplaced into theposition shown in l 5 Figf IV,froniwliich it followsthatany or eachjfot these operations may be efiecte'd jcompletely'at Y shownEig.fl,"the upperwall 2 constitutesthe bottom of a second container 7 Lwhich serves as anice chest for the liquid i eontained container 1 so asto maintain t always under a su table cool temperature. Y Thewaterformed by thegraclual melting ot the icei's discharged through a tube 24exeasing vertically downwards, and the lower Q open endot whichextendsthrough the bot- 1' 3 1 th paratusf v \Ve claim: i

lJApparatus for serving out beer with or withoutsfoam; characterized bya container having an inlet for the liquid,a.shutoil valve therefor;individual discharge tubes for the liquid and for the foam, eachcontrolled by a' cook or discharge-valve one of which is provided with-handle for oper V at-ion of the device, both cocks being in relationwith each other throughintermeshing gears which simultaneously controlsthe inlet of'the liquid into the container.

2. Apparatus for serving out beer with or without foam as claimed inclaim 1, in which the inlet valve and' the discharge cooks for theliquid and foam a rermade dependent one from another, so that when theinlet valve is opened, thedischarge cock for 'the'lt'oa'm is also openedbut the cock forthe liquid 'is'closed and, when the said inlet valve isclosed, the cock for the dischargeof liquidis opened and'thecock for'thefoam closed, substantially as. described .andillus str ated. V

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to'this specification; 5 I

" GAUDENGIO LAMA'RQUE.

CAMILO. RECUERO. H

